Ruffer W (43 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in a mylar protected dust jacket, minor wear, inscribed by author to previous owner, binding tight and pages bright, a nice copy. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 4to (200 x 260mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, pictorial end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt monogram to upper board. Corners bumped, some foxing else good copy in frayed and faded dust-wrapper. "In the second half of the nineteenth century, Society discovered a new diversion: the shooting party. The new breechloading gun made it possible to kill great numbers of birds quickly; the railways made it possible to get to country houses more conveniently. In addition, there was the presence of Edward, Prince of Wales to provide the social impetus. .Its exponents were men with too much time and too much money, and after a while it became a way of life, with its own exclusive standards and rules. The ladies, in the main, hated every minute." Chapters include: Introduction by Lord Walsingham; The rise of the shoot; The royal example; The great shots; Famous shoots; The foreigner as host and guest; Proprieties and improprieties; The supporting cast; Appendices give records, and, Lord Ripon On How To Shoot. . B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0905649052. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First English Edition. 144 pages, copiously illustrated in black and white. Introduction by Lord Walsingham. '. traces the history of the art of shooting through its most ambitious period.'. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Fourth Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 144 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Hunting Social aspects England History 20th century. Shooting preserves England History 20th century. 1 Kg. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). 1977 1st edition. 4to (200 x 260mm). Pp144. B/w photographs, pictorial end-papers. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt, gilt monogram to upper board. General signs of use. A good copy in used dust-wrapper. End-paper inscription "With best wishes from the author, Jonathan Ruffer." "In the second half of the nineteenth century, Society discovered a new diversion: the shooting party. The new breechloading gun made it possible to kill great numbers of birds quickly; the railways made it possible to get to country houses more conveniently. In addition, there was the presence of Edward, Prince of Wales to provide the social impetus. .Its exponents were men with too much time and too much money, and after a while it became a way of life, with its own exclusive standards and rules. The ladies, in the main, hated every minute." Chapters include: Introduction by Lord Walsingham; The rise of the shoot; The royal example; The great shots; Famous shoots; The foreigner as host and guest; Proprieties and improprieties; The supporting cast; Appendices give records, and, Lord Ripon On How To Shoot. . B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Fourth Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 144 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Hunting Social aspects England History 20th century. Shooting preserves England History 20th century. 1 Kg. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Condition: Gut - gebraucht. Gebundene Ausgabe Guter Zustand Original dust jacket damaged Zustand: 3, Gut - gebraucht, Gebundene Ausgabe Debrett's Peerage , 1979 , Big Shots. Edwardian Shooting Parties, Jonathon G. Ruffer, 0905649052, BU376191. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This fine copy is bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and Debrett's coronet to the upper board, tight, white, bright and square. There is an inscription to the f.e.p. The price clipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The Big Shots isthe product of painstaking research into the Edwardian period, but unlike most historical work it is slick, well paced and very funny. Image selection is superb. The author's experience and technical knowledge add a dimension that straight research usually lacks. All in all it is hard to imagine a better - or more witty - insight into the culture of that time. Ref EEE2. B/W Photographs (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. [Kingston upon Thames]: Debrett's Peerage Ltd., 1977. 1st edition. Sm 4to hardcover. 144pp. Illustrations, facsimiles, portraits. Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. Bookplate on front endpage. Gifter's inscription on half title page. In protective mylar cover. (Hunting, Shooting Preserves, Great Britain) Inquire if you need further information. B/W Photographs (illustrator). …

Condition: BUENO. 144 pp TAPA DURA CON SOBRECUBIERTA BUENO With an introduction by Lord Walsingham. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 144 Pp. Black Boards, Gilt. This Book Signed By The Author Beneath The Inscription. Also, Inscribed By One "Bright Young Thing", Daphne Winifred Louise (Vivian) Thynne Fielding, To Another, Silvia James, Half-Sister Of The Poet, Surrealist Patron And General Man-Of-The Arts Edward James, "With Lots Of Love" And Dated In June 1979; An Envelope Marks A Page (107) With Text Describing Aristocratic Shooting At The James Estate And A Photograph Showing A Tiny Edward James (Purportedly Fathered By Edward Vii) Being Shown How To Shoot (The Gun Much Taller Than He) By Lord Dudley. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. B/W Photographs (illustrator).

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Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Mössbauer Spectroscopy | Proceedings of the Fifth Seeheim Workshop, held in Seeheim, Germany, 21-25 May 2002 | P. Gütlich (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | viii | Englisch | 2012 | Springer Netherlands | EAN 9789401039932 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 404 pages. 9.45x6.30x0.95 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Following the long-standing tradition of the Seeheim-Workshops on Mössbauer Spectroscopy, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1994 always held in the same traditional place of the Lufthansa Training Center in Seeheim/Germany, the 5th workshop took place in 2002. The main topics covered are: -new technical developments such as the techniques of Nuclear Inelastic Scattering (NIS) and Nuclear Forward Scattering (NFS) of Synchrotron Radiation and their applications in studying lattice dynamics, magnetism and surface phenomena; -investigations of molecular structural and bonding properties in biomolecules and coordination compounds; -problems related to geochemistry and earth sciences; -applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy in molecular magnetism and photomagnetism.The book will serve as a source of great actuality to physicists, chemists and geoscientists employing the Mössbauer effect and other hyperfine interaction techniques to explore solid state properties of bulk materials as well as surface phenomena.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Following the long-standing tradition of the Seeheim-Workshops on Mössbauer Spectroscopy, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1994 always held in the same traditional place of the Lufthansa Training Center in Seeheim/Germany, the 5th workshop took place in 2002. The main topics covered are: -new technical developments such as the techniques of Nuclear Inelastic Scattering (NIS) and Nuclear Forward Scattering (NFS) of Synchrotron Radiation and their applications in studying lattice dynamics, magnetism and surface phenomena; -investigations of molecular structural and bonding properties in biomolecules and coordination compounds; -problems related to geochemistry and earth sciences; -applications of Mössbauer spectroscopy in molecular magnetism and photomagnetism.The book will serve as a source of great actuality to physicists, chemists and geoscientists employing the Mössbauer effect and other hyperfine interaction techniques to explore solid state properties of bulk materials as well as surface phenomena.…